Staffing Levels To the extent legislative appropriations and PIN authorizations allow, safe staffing levels will be maintained in all institutions where employees have patient, client, inmate or student care responsibilities. In July of each year, the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of each agency will, upon request, meet with the Union, to hear the employees’ views regarding staffing levels. In August of each year, the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Budget and Management will, upon request, meet with the Union to hear the employees’ views regarding the Governor’s budget request.
Employment Categories (a) Employees under this Agreement will be employed in one of the following categories: (i) full-time; (ii) part time; or (iii) casual. (b) At the time of engagement an employer will inform each employee whether they are employed on a full-time, part time or casual basis. An employer may direct an employee to carry out such duties that are within the limits of the employee’s skill, competence and training, consistent with the respective classification.
Level 4 If the Employee is not satisfied with the response of the Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services, the Employee may submit the grievance to the Superintendent within ten (10) days of the receipt of the response to Level 3. The Superintendent shall sign and date all copies when he/she receives them. The Superintendent shall respond in writing within ten (10) days of the above date. Either party may be accompanied by one other Employee or administrator.
Formal Level (1) Level I - within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of the alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of a provision of this Agreement, the grievant must present the grievance in writing on the approved form or lose the right to grieve. The form shall contain a clear, concise statement of the grievance, including the provision or provisions of this Agreement alleged to have been violated, misinterpreted, or misapplied; the circumstances involved, the decision rendered at the informal level, and the specific remedy sought. The immediate supervisor shall hold a hearing with the grievant, and shall communicate the decision in writing to the grievant within seven (7) days after receiving the grievance. In the event the immediate supervisor fails to conduct a hearing and render a decision in writing within seven days, the grievant shall notify the Superintendent, who shall convene a hearing with the immediate supervisor and the grievant within seven (7) days after notification, and direct the immediate supervisor to render a decision in writing. Such a directed decision shall be made within three (3) days. (2) Level II - In the event the grievant is not satisfied with the decision at Level I, the grievant may appeal the decision on the approved form to the Superintendent or his/her designee within seven (7) days of the receipt of the Level I decision. The form shall include a copy of the original grievance, the decision at Level I, and a clear and concise statement of the reason for the appeal. The Superintendent or his designee shall hold a hearing with the parties and render a written decision within ten (10) days of the receipt of the appeal. (3) Level III - In the event the grievant is not satisfied with the decision at Level II, the Association may advise the District within seven (7) days of receipt of the Level II decision of its intent to request a mediator from the California State Conciliation Mediation Service.
Benefit Level The primary care clinics available through each plan administrator are assigned a Benefit Level. The Benefit Levels are outlined in the benefit chart below. Primary care clinics may be in different Benefit Levels for different plan administrators. Family members may be enrolled in clinics that are in different Benefits Levels. Employees and their dependents may change to clinics in different Benefit Levels during the annual open enrollment. Employees and their dependents may also elect to move to a clinic in a different Benefit Level within the same plan administrator up to two (2) additional times during the plan year. Unless the individual has a referral from his/her primary care clinic, there are no benefits for services received from providers in Benefit Levels that are different from that of the primary care clinic in which the individual has enrolled.
JOB When a vacancy occurs in any job which is likely to remain open for over four work weeks (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted within eighteen working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five working days on the bulletin board or boards provided on the premises for that purpose. The Company shall provide the Union with a copy of each vacancy posted. All notices of vacancies shall designate the classification of the job vacant The of pay shall be determined from the schedule of wages herein. The Company will provide the Union with the name and employee number of the persons who applied for the job. If an employee applies for a posting and is named the successful applicant, he will be required to accept the position. A probationary period of sixty calendar days shall apply to promotions. If no applications are made, the Company shall then be free to choose an employee who did not apply for such job and is willing to accept it. Where the senior employee has relatively equal ability and qualifications for the vacancy in relation to other applicants, he shall receive the promotion. For the purposes of this paragraph, the senior employee shall mean the employee with the most continuous length of service within the bargaining unit. When the senior employee does not have relatively equal ability and qualifications for the vacancy in relation to other applicants and a less senior employee is chosen, the Company will make its choice known to the Union before announcing name of the successful applicant. Should the Union wish to make representations to the Company concerning the Company’s choice, the Union must do so within five working days and the Union and the Company agree to meet to discuss the Company’s choice. If thereafter this question is unresolved, it may be made the subject of a grievance. Any employee who applied for the job and was not chosen may within five working days after the Successful applicant has been declared, register a protest to the Union in writing. In the event that the protest is brought to the Company’s attention, the Company agrees to discuss with the Union and the employee the question of the and qualifications with a view to improving the employee’s opportunity for future postings. If thereafter this question is unresolved, it may be made the subject of a grievance. Company agrees to offer job training opportunities for posted positions to interested full-time employees with s ability and qualification to warrant such . training. A job vacancy shall be deemed not to exist where the work available for the job is not sufficient to warrant it being filled. The Company agrees all employees within the bargaining unit will become and remain, as a condition of employment, members of the Union during the of this Agreement. The Company shah new employees to make application for membership in the Union at the time of their hiring. The Company shall collect membership initiation fees as may be established by Union and forward the application form and such fees to Union the regular monthly dues remittance. The Company agrees to deduct from the pay of each regular employee, as a condition of employment, such dues as may from time to time be set by the Union and to forward the amount so deducted to Secretary-Treasurer of the Union. The Company agrees to supply to the Union a report showing annual Union Dues accumulation for each employee. The Company further agrees to record the annual Union Dues Deductions for each employee on his form. The Company agrees to forward to the Union on a monthly basis, a complete alphabetical listing of all employees, including their home address, starting date, plant location, department and Social Insurance Number, separated in full-time and part-time. The Company to officers, so designated by the Union, from each Local and to grant them time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or grievance. The Company also agrees to a committee comprised of representatives of employees, so designated by the Union, for the purposes of collective bargaining or with the Company. The Committee wig be afforded the necessary time o pay to attend such meetings with representatives of the Company. representatives of the Union shall be entitled to visit any department covered by this Agreement for the purposes of observing working conditions, interviewing members and employees and ensuring the terms of this Agreement are being implemented. The interviewing of an employee shall be permitted after the appropriate management representative has given his consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld Any condition of employment or working conditions now in effect will remain in effect changed by collective bargaining. The Union may use the Warehouse bulletin boards for the posting of Union notices. All such notices must be approved by the Warehouse Manager before being posted on the bulletin boards.
Level 2 If the grievant is not satisfied with the written answer from his/her manager the grievant may, within ten (10) days from the receipt of such answer, file a written appeal to the appointing authority. Within ten (10) days of the receipt of the written appeal the appointing authority shall investigate the grievance, which shall include a meeting with the concerned parties, and thereafter shall give a written answer to the grievant within ten (10) days.
Level I If the grievance is not resolved through informal discussions, the School District designee shall give a written decision on the grievance to the parties involved within ten (10) days after receipt of the written grievance.
Service Level Expectations Without limiting any other requirements of the Agreement, the Service Provider shall meet or exceed the following standards, policies, and guidelines:
Informal Level Before filing a formal written grievance, the grievant shall attempt to resolve it by an informal conference with his/her immediate supervisor.
